On Tuesday, Pres. Bush signed the "Department of Defense Appropriation Act," H.R. 3222. This is not the "National Defense Appropriations Act," H.R. 1585, to which is attached Sen. Kennedy's hate crimes amendment. H.R. 1585 remains in conference between the House and Senate.

An irritated President said he might veto H.R. 3222 because of an excess of expensive liberal amendments attached to it. He didn't. We can't let him do the same with H.R. 1585 and the hate bill.

The Senate is expected to instruct conferees to soon send H.R. 1585 to the President's desk. It is critically important right now that we overwhelm him with calls demanding he be true to his promise to veto the hate bill. He must send H.R. 1585 back to the Senate to have the hate bill stripped off.

Call 1-202-456-1111 or 1-202-456-1414 NOW!

Rev. Ted Pike is director of the National Prayer Network, a Christian/conservative watchdog organization.